Dannemora (town), New York
| Dannemora, New York | |
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NY 374, with sign for Dannemora
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_highlighted.svg) Location in Clinton County and the state of New York. |
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| Coordinates: 44°44′24″N 73°49′33″W / 44.74000°N 73.82583°WCoordinates: 44°44′24″N 73°49′33″W / 44.74000°N 73.82583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| Counties | Clinton |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| • Town Supervisor | Americo Pivetta (D) |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 65.84 sq mi (170.52 km2) |
| • Land | 59.08 sq mi (153.02 km2) |
| • Water | 6.76 sq mi (17.51 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,439 ft (439 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 4,898 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 4,565 |
| • Density | 77.27/sq mi (29.83/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 12929 |
| Area code(s) | 518 |
| FIPS code | 36-019-19653 |
| GNIS feature ID | 978883 |
| Website | townofdannemora |
Dannemora is a town in Clinton County, New York, United States. The population was 4,898 at the 2010 census. The name is derived from Dannemora, Sweden, an important iron mining region.
The town of Dannemora contains a village also called Dannemora, the south part of which is located in the town of Saranac. Both village and town are on the west border of Clinton County, west of Plattsburgh.
The area was first settled around 1838. A prison was opened in 1845 in order to use the prisoners in local mining operations. The town of Dannemora was formed in 1854 from the town of Beekmantown.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town of Dannemora has a total area of 65.8 square miles (170.5 km2), of which 59.1 square miles (153.0 km2) is land and 6.8 square miles (17.5 km2), or 10.27%, is water.
The west town line is the border of Franklin County.
Most of the town is within the Adirondack Park on the west side of the county. However, the statute defining the Adirondack Park specifically excludes Dannemora and nearby Altona, due to the prison facilities located in both towns.
New York State Route 374 is an east-west highway in Dannemora.
Chazy Lake is a large water body that occupies the center of the town. The Great Chazy River begins at the north end of Chazy Lake and is an east-flowing tributary of Lake Champlain. Upper Chateaugay Lake, near the western border of the town, empties through the Chateaugay Narrows into Lower Chateaugay Lake in Franklin County, which marks the beginning of the Chateaugay River, a north-flowing tributary of the Saint Lawrence River.
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